[Space] Steampunk Firefly Idea

[Daigoro]

Originally Posted by tshiggins

I was just trying to evoke a certain feel by introducing and energy requirement in such a way as to limit cavorite's utility enough to make mag-sails an attractive option. Rule of Cool, and all. :)

Would limiting its efficiency do the job? Perhaps a fraction of the gravity still gets through, so you still need something else to provide thrust. Or it generates a spherical field, so there's no directionality to the contragrav effect.